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West Berkshire road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 170 road traffic collisions in West Berkshire in 2020, and 212 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2019 (210), and casualties fell from 287.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 22,353 collisions in West Berkshire.

Collisions in 2020
170
Down 19% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
212
Down 26% on 2019
Fatal collisions
3
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
21% of collisions

Crash severity in West Berkshire in 2020

1.8% of collisions in West Berkshire in 2020 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in West Berkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.8%
  • Serious3521%
  • Slight13278%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious3818%
  • Slight17181%

West Berkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Berkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1986. 2020 is highlighted, with 170, down 19% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 170
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025221280
2024206269
2023184245
2022210260
2021193257
2020170212
2019210287
2018207291
2017237323
2016298417
2015294404
2014325454
2013326454
2012347485
2011385557
2010323425
2009395512
2008413545
2007482681
2006451632
2005467639
2004449587
2003478620
2002574825
2001577794
2000601837
1999626895
1998606876
1997601883
1996670981
1995601842
1994625908
1993623876
1992550747
1991589859
19907061,007
1989706962
1988690967
1987635909
19867171,050
19857061,009
1984692958
1983624818
1982622904
1981593837
1980582804
1979566806

When and where crashes happen in West Berkshire in 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (16%)
  • Tuesday20 (12%)
  • Wednesday20 (12%)
  • Thursday28 (16%)
  • Friday31 (18%)
  • Saturday18 (11%)
  • Sunday26 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5938 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (11%)
  • February15 (8.8%)
  • March17 (10%)
  • April9 (5.3%)
  • May14 (8.2%)
  • June14 (8.2%)
  • July13 (7.6%)
  • August16 (9.4%)
  • September13 (7.6%)
  • October14 (8.2%)
  • November17 (10%)
  • December9 (5.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight132 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds147 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (9.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry127 (75%)
  • Wet or damp38 (22%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph61 (36%)
  • 40 mph21 (12%)
  • 50 mph23 (14%)
  • 60 mph42 (25%)
  • 70 mph22 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway130 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (15%)
  • Roundabout9 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Berkshire in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant113 (53%)
  • Cyclist35 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (13%)
  • Pedestrian15 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (3.3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1513 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2026 (12%)
  • 21 to 2523 (11%)
  • 26 to 3540 (19%)
  • 36 to 4534 (16%)
  • 46 to 5539 (18%)
  • 56 to 6517 (8%)
  • 66 to 759 (4.2%)
  • Over 755 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider162 (76%)
  • Passenger35 (17%)
  • Pedestrian15 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car194 (64%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (12%)
  • Motorcycle30 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Berkshire in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in West Berkshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How West Berkshire ranked among 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Berkshire had fewer road collisions than 198 of them in 2020.

Collisions
199th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
214th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
223rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Berkshire in 2020

Newbury Central, West Berkshire, RG14 5AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Berkshire in 2020, with 10 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in West Berkshire with the most crashes in 2020

The A4 had the most collisions in West Berkshire in 2020: 25, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Berkshire, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4253405
2ndM4142312
3rdA339111102
4thA348911
5thA3387803
6thB40006610
7thA3295500
8thA3403300
9thA3433301
10thB30512200
11thB40092601
12thB34211100
13thB40011100
14thB44941101

Towns in West Berkshire: crashes in 2020

Newbury had the most collisions of any town in West Berkshire in 2020: 20.

Postcode districts in West Berkshire: crashes in 2020

RG7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Berkshire in 2020: 40.

Latest crashes in West Berkshire in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in West Berkshire in 2020, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2020.

Severity

West Berkshire road accidents in other years